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Friday, Jan. 27
Thursday, Jan. 26
Reader’s Theater
7 p.m. Liberty The-
atre’s McTavish Room,
1203 Commercial St.,
Astoria, $15. Enjoy
a reader’s theater
production of “Death
and the Maiden,” a
1990 play by Chilean
playwright Ariel Dorf-
man. The play tells
the story of citizens in
an unnamed country
that is recovering
from the after-eff ects
of a violent dictator-
ship. Contains adult
themes; not suitable
for younger audienc-
es; a fi rearm will be
discharged during the
performance.
Homeless
Discussion
6 p.m., Astoria
Public Library,
450 10th
St.,
Astoria,
503-325-
7323.
Astoria
Library
and Oregon
Humanities
presents Ryan
Stroud, who will give
a free talk on “Home-
less in the Land of
Plenty.”
Short Film Festival
7:30 p.m., Hoff-
man Center, 594
Laneda Ave.,
Manzanita,
503-368-
3846,
$5. The
Best of
the 43rd
North-
west
Film-
maker’s
Festival is a
collection of
eight short
films made in
Oregon, Washing-
ton, Montana and
British Columbia;
total running time is
72 minutes.
Jazz concert
8 p.m., KALA, 1017
Marine Drive, Asto-
ria, $10. Jazz guitar-
ist John Stowell will
perform, joined
by vocalist
Dinah Urell
and North
Coast jazz
guitarist
Dave Drury.
Celebrate
Astoria
7 p.m., Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial
St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, free, all ages.
See an advance screening of Oregon Art
Beat’s Art in Astoria program with a be-
hind-the-scenes look at the development
of Portland Center Stage’s new theater
production “Astoria.”
Saturday, Jan. 28
Wit & Wisdom
7 p.m., Fort George
Lovell Showroom,
426 14th St., all ages,
no cover. Guest
speaker Kaarina Beam
will lead an in-depth
discussion about
facts in the presen-
tation “Is the Truth
Dead?” Doors open
at 6 p.m.; seating is
limited.
History & Hops
6 p.m., Seaside Brewing Co., 851 Broad-
way, Seaside, 503-738-7065. As part of
the History & Hops lecture series, Seaside
Museum and Seaside Brewing presents
“Hunting Shipwrecks of the North Coast”
with Chris Dewey.
SUBMITTED PHOTO FROM THE WAYNE O’NEIL COLLECTION
The steamer Admiral Benson is shown strand-
ed on Peacock Spit in 1930. It is for this wreck
that Benson Beach, part of Washington’s Cape
Disappointment State Park, is named.
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Asian Kite
Celebration
11 a.m., World Kite
Museum, 303 Sid Sny-
der Drive, Long Beach,
Wash., 360-642-4020,
$3 to $5, all ages. Cel-
ebrate Asian New Year
while learning about
the many cultures of
kites as you wander
through the muse-
um’s collection from
10 Asian countries,
watch Asian themed
movies, make a kite
and fold origami, daily
to Feb. 7.
Coast Weekend editor suggested events
Wedding
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PBL Tournaments
8 a.m., Seaside,
Warrenton, Astoria,
503-717-4308. Enjoy
the excitement of the
annual Pacifi c Basket-
ball League tourna-
ments held at schools
in Seaside, Warrenton
and Astoria.
Film Screening
10:30 a.m., Appelo
Archives Center, 1056
SR 4, Naselle, Wash.,
$5, rated PG-13. A
screening of the
movie “Under the
North Star,” a trilogy
following a Finnish
family from 1880
to 1950, part two
includes book three
“The Reconciliation;”
runs 129 minutes with
English subtitles.
Film Screening
7 p.m., North
County
Recreation
District, 36155 9th St.,
Nehalem, 503-368-
7008, all ages. CARTM
presents a special free
screening of the mov-
ie “Bag It” featuring
Jeb Berrier, who will
be on hand for a Q&A
after the screening.
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Pie Day Celebration
2:30 p.m., White Clover Grange,
36585 Hwy. 53, Nehalem, 503-
705-7100, $5 to $10, all ages.
The North County Pie Day is a
fun event and joint fundraiser
for Food Roots and the White
Clover Grange, features a pie
auction, all-you-can-eat pie/
ice cream feast and Liz Cole will
perform “Ode to Pie.”